Tyler Bozak update

DU star center Tyler Bozak remains on schedule to return to the lineup March 20 _ if the Pioneers advance to the WCHA Final Five in St. Paul, Minn. _ or the following week when they begin the NCAA Tournament.

Bozak, who had knee surgery Dec. 19, is skating six days a week, but only before official practice begins, and with the guys during pregame skates. He is not participating in coach-directed drills.

“Everything feels really good,” he told me. “The knee feels stable and I’m getting a lot stronger in my quad, hamstring and everything else in the leg. I’m just trying to skate as much as I can to get back into game shape.”

Bozak added that he might begin practicing with the team as soon as Monday. Maybe, just maybe, doctors will clear him for next week’s WCHA best-of-three playoff series against Alaska-Anchorage. But that’s just my speculation.